FGI Names Rising Star Award Winners

Time-starved shoppers, whippet fast fashion, continuous store closings and coronavirus travel advisories have darkened fashion’s outlook, but the Fashion Group International’s Rising Star award winners sparked a brighter future. Keynote speakers Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia, the creative team behind Oscar de la Renta and the Monse labels, clued in the crowd on how they balance each other out, and the importance of being upfront about any weaknesses. All in all though, “You have to enjoy what you’re doing,” Garcia said, Francisco Costa appeared to be doing just that, sharing one of his Costa Brazil fragrances with guests before lunch was served. Like many of the attendees and winners, Costa had other teachable moments in his mind. Next month he will fly to Brazil to finish designing costumes for one of the 10 schools that will compete for prime real estate in Brazil’s Carnivale. Comparable to designing for an opera, the undertaking is multi-layered, Costa said. “All of those schools are really schools that are teaching kids craft, basic ediuation, jobs. It’s all a living grid. It happens during Carnivale and people think it’s just Carnivale. But it’s really a social community,” he said. “It’s very interesting. It’s also very based on

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